Obama's administration dealing with race in America

Introduction

Obama, being an African American, has most likely encountered some level of racial profiling in his life. Whether it is being pulled over for no reason or being followed in a department store racial profiling is still present for many different races. Obama accepts that African Americans do encounter racial profiling in everyday life. He goes on to point out that being President shields him from most of the hardships other blacks go through. The Obama Administration announced on July 29, 2010, that it would sue Arizona in attempts to block them from passing immigration related legislation. This legislation would make racial profiling an even larger problem in Arizona, as their police would be able to investigate anyone they suspected to be an illegal immigrant. Obama's administration obviously wants to limit racial profiling as much as they can. These immigration laws that Arizona wishes to pass would essentially make racial profiling legal. With things such as pulling over Latinos and asking for proof of citizenship, this legislation would allow police to racially profile those who looked to be "illegal". The Obama Administration recognizes the dangers in making racial profiling legal and announced it would sue Arizona to block this legislation. This shows Obama's strong stance against racial profiling. (Ehrlich, pp. 19-37)

The Obama administration is pursuing a free trade agreement with the European Union that would grant corporations new political power to challenge an array of regulations both at home and abroad, according to an administration official involved in the negotiations. While the plan is still in its early stages, the effort alarms consumer and environmental advocates who worry it will lead to a rollback of important rules and put multinational companies on the same political plane as sovereign nations. If states are unable to pass and enforce laws within their borders, it could change the nature of their community and government, nonprofit groups emphasize. Exactly how broad these corporate political powers will be is undetermined, but one aspect of the agreement, known as "investor-state dispute resolution," would allow a company to appeal a regulatory rule or law to an international court, most likely the World Bank. The international body would be given authority to impose economic sanctions against any country that violated its verdict, including the United States(Dalessandro, pp. 19-24).

Discussion

Racial profiling is the central element that sparks the adversarial relationship between the law enforcement agencies of America and the people of color. And whether it be a good or bad thing, the fact of the matter is that it has been present for decades, and unless s major transition is made, it will continue to be present in our every day lives for future generations. There have been many encounters with the law that have led to the debate of whether racial profiling has been the cause (Omi, pp. 14-28). After such occurrences, many states have passed legislation prohibiting racial profiling. The issue of racial profiling has not gone unnoticed by the Presidents of the United ...